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GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Police accountability will be the topic of discussion at an annual ACLU dinner. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland will be joined by the group’s chapters in Prince George’s and…

WASHINGTON –The Metropolitan Police Department is revising its strategy on the war on drugs by changing officers’ attire and focusing on suppliers instead of street corner buyers. The department’s current drug strategy often involves police…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Moldy showers and cells are infested with mice and cockroaches, toilets are broken for days and medical care is poor or nonexistent at a notoriously troubled Baltimore city jail, the ACLU and…

WASHINGTON – Fairfax County Police Chief Ed Roessler is responding to a privacy lawsuit with a statement that calls license plate readers a valuable investigative tool. The ACLU sued the county last week on behalf…

WASHINGTON — White defendants accused of a number of crimes in Virginia are much more likely than black defendants to get a plea deal that includes lesser charges or a reduced sentence, according to an…

A profoundly deaf D.C. man says he was wrongly
denied a sign language interpreter and
handcuffed when he had visitors preventing him
from signing during a 51-day sentence served
last year at the District\’s contractor-run
Correctional Treatment Facility.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is filing new public information act requests Friday, after getting information earlier this week that indicated police officers and staff researched Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold\’s political opponents.

Lawrence Miller says he spoke up and was arrested after a controversial incident where Metro Transit Police appeared to slam a man in a wheelchair to the ground. Now, Miller is suing Metro Transit Police for violating his right to freedom of expression, false arrest and other claims.